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cord-356164-y778k3hs	Komiyama, Maki	Smoking Cessation as a Public Health Measure to Limit the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic	2020-04-23		.txt	text/plain	985	80	54	Risk factors for COVID-19, such as cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes, are all strongly associated with smoking habits. In a report on 1,099 infected individuals from China, 12.4% of current smokers and 23.8% of past smokers developed critical outcomes, including being admitted into an intensive care unit or fitted with a ventilator, or mortality. A small study from China using multivariate analysis identified the following four factors as being associated with COVID-19 deterioration: smoking history, body temperature of >37.3°C at the time of admission, respiratory failure and age ≥60 years. 21 Although only a few reports on smoking have been published to date and further accrual of evidence is warranted, smoking is likely to be an important and significant factor associated with COVID-19 severity. Cigarette smoking decreases lung function, and evidently poses a general risk factor for severe respiratory infections, thus there is an apparent association between cigarette smoking and COVID-19 severity.	./cache/cord-356164-y778k3hs.txt	./txt/cord-356164-y778k3hs.txt